Improvement in devices for hanging pictures



W. D. SMITH. Device for Hanging Pictures.

No. 198,703. Patented Dec. 25, 1877.

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N.PETERS, PHOTOLITMDGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. I! 0y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTON DUANE SMITH, OF PROPHETSTOWII, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ON E- HALF HIS RIGHT TO CYRUS EMERY, OF SAME PLACE;

IMPROVEMENT IN DEVICES FOR HANGING PICTURES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 198,703, dated December 25, 1877; application filed November 26, 1877.

To all whom it may concern: vided upon its inner face with mucilage or Be it known that I, WALTON DUANE SMITH, glue, or other sticky material, so that through of Prophetstown, in the county of Whitesides and by means of said material it may be and in the State of Illinois, have invented securely fastened to the wall of a building. certain new and useful Improvements in De- B represents a small hook, made of wire or vices for Hanging Pictures, 850.; and do hereby metal, which is secured to the tag in any suitdeclare that the following is a full,-clear, and able, convenient, and secure manner. The exact description thereof, reference being had hook depends from the outer face of the tag. to the accompanying drawings, and to the It will be seen that this tag can in a mo-.

letters of reference marked thereon, making ment be secured or connected to a wall by its a part of this specification. I sticky substance, and ornaments or pictures,

' The nature of my invention consists in the or such things, hung on its hook B.

providing of cards, or paper, or canvas or The object of this invention is to make a other suitable material, or paper and canvas, cheap and facile attachment to walls of pic combined, whether ornamental or otherwise, tures or other light ornaments, without the with mucilage, or some other sticky substance, use of tacks, or nails, or screws, or other things upon one side, and a hook or knob upon the to deface the plastering or paper of said walls. other, whereby pictures or ornaments may be Having thus fully described my invention, connected to walls without defacing said walls, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by as will be hereinafter set forth. Letters Patent, is-

To enable those skilled in the art to make A card, or paper, or cloth-lined paper, formand use my invention, I will proceed to deing a tag, ornamental or otherwise, with muscribe its construction and operation. 'cilage, or other equivalent material, upon one In the accompanying drawing, Figures 1 face, and a hook depending from the other, as and 2 are perspective views, and Fig. 3 a secand for the purpose set forth. tional view, of my invention. In testimony that I" claim the foregoing I Arepresents a card or piece of paper or canhave hereunto set my hand this 6th day of vas of any kind, which is made plain or orna- November, 1877.

mental upon its outer surface, and of any suit- L WALTON DUANE SMITH. able shape or size. This tag, or card, or paper, Witnesses: or paper combined or backed with any suitable JAs. SCARRITT, J r.

cloth or other strengthening material, is pro- OYRUs EMERY. 

